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Recital of Sahih Muslim by Sheikh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi in Damascus, Rajab 1428 (July 2007) ختكت بحمد الله جامع مسلم *** بجوف دمشق الشام جوف الإسلام The book of Muslim has been completed, praise be to Allah * in the heart of Damascus of Sham, the heart of Islam. Those who regularly attend the classes of al-Sayyid al-Sharif Sheikh Abul Huda Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi in the Mosque of Sheikh Muhuy al-Din Ibn al-Arabi in Damascus, will have heard him mentioning time upon time: “The recital of the books of Hadith is a tradtion ...

“Use time wisely and be always in the presence (of the Masters)
and know that grace selects the one who is present”Qasida by Abu Madyan

Damascus, July 2005 – At the foot of the Qasioun mountain, north of the ancient nucleus of Damascus, lies the green dome covering the grave of Muhyi al-Din ibn al `Arabi. Next to it is a mosque, surrounded by pulsating market streets. To the East is the historical Hanabila-mosque, built by those who were driven ...

Damascus 2006. Praise be to the One who guides us to His Way, and salutations on His Messenger, the Noble Family and Tribe, and those who follow their paths. – Thanks to whom thanks are due first and foremost, our host, the erudite scholar and exemplary guide, the lighthouse of Damascus and the whole world, our revered teacher and beloved sheikh al-Sayyid Muhammad Abul Huda Al-Yaqoubi and his family. May Allah Most High protect them, as they opened for us the doors of their home during the blessed month in which Allah opens the doors of Paradise. Those ...

Damascus 2003. – “Damascus is commonly acknowledged by the local and foreign inhabitants as a very safe place to live. Crime is minimal, and rarely exceeds petty theft. Rape, murder, grand theft, are all virtually unheard of. It might be difficult to believe, and it was for me too when I first arrived, but after nearly five years of living there, I have to admit that Damascus is one of the safest places I­ve even been to.”

“In the Shade of the Levant” is a collection of thirty-one poems on Syria and the Syrian people; they were written over the span of thirty-five years between 1980-2015. As a Syrian living in Syria and then having to leave Syria, Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi describes his country, how it was and how it is, making his words a vessel not only to his own feelings, but to the feelings of the Syrian people and their on-going suffering under the Assad regime for forty years. The poems of “In the Shade of the Levant” present a series of unique and original ...

Bio: `Abd Allah b. Ja`far b. Abi Talib `Abd Allah b. Ja`far b. Abi Talib “al-Tayyar”
“عبد الله بن جعفر بن أبي طالب “الطيار
d. ~100 H. in Damascus
radiya Allah anhu
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He is the son of Sayyiduna Ja`far b. Abi Talib, and the newphew of Sayyiduna `Ali ibn Abi Talib, as well as his son-in-law: he married Sayyida Zainab bint Ali b. Abi Talib. When sayyiduna`Ali established his caliphate in Kufa, he and his family went to join him there. Sayyida Zainab bore him four ...

Bio: Abu DardaAbu Darda
أبو الدرداء الأنصاري الخزرجي
d. 32 H. (653 CE) in Damascus (sahabi)
radiya Allah anhu
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`Uwaymar (or `Amir) ibn Zayd, known by his kunya Abu Al-Darda’, a companion of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) from the ansar.
A great scholar, imam, ascetic and hadith narrator.
He was originally trader in Madinah who converted from Judaism to Islam after hearing the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (s). He became a great scholar and hadith narrator, known ...

Bio: Bilal ibn Ribâh al-HabashîBilal ibn Ribâh al-Habashî al-Qurashî al-Taymî
بلال بن رباح الحبشي القرشي التيمي
d. 20 or 18 or 19 H. in Damascus
radiya Allah anhu
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Sahabi, buried in Maqbara Bab Saghir in Damascus
Freed slave of sayyiduna Abu Bakr, mu’adhdhin of the Prophet (s). He came to Sham as a mujahid during the caliphate of Sayyidina `Umar and stayed there until he died.
After the passing of the Prophet (s), he never gave the ...

Bio: Nur al-Din b. Zanki Nur al-Din b. Zanki
b. 511 – d. 579 in Daamascus
radiya Allah anhu
– السلطان أبو القاسم نور الدين محمود ين أبي سعيد(أبو سعد) زنكي بن سيف الدين –
Just ruler of Damscus, first in history ot build a Dar al-hadith, gave many books as waqf, built schools and mosques and institueted many awqaf, loved and honored the pple of din; strong in warfare, a good archer, he would only consume out of wealth he gained by buisineness or spoils of ...

Bio: Sh. `Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza’iriAl-Amir Sheikh `Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza’iri al-Hasani al-Idrisi
b. 1222 H. in Algeria – d. 1300 H. in Damascus
radiya Allah anhu
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He was `abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din ibn al-Mustafa ibn Muhammad, from a family of nobles, originally from al-Maghrib al-Aqsa (Marokko), then they migrated to Algeria.
He was born on Friday the 23rd of Rajab year 122 H. in the village of al-Qaytana (القيهطنجة) in the region near Ma`askar (معسمكر) ...

Bio: Sh. Ahmad HabbalShaykh Ahmad al-Rifa´i al-Habbal al-Dimashqi
الشيخ أحمد الرفاعي الحبال
d. 1430 H. (2009 CE) in Damascus
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Sayyid Shaykh Ahmad al-Habbal al-Rifai was one of the Abdal and a protector Saint of Damascus. He was a student of Shaykh Badr al-Din al-Hasani, and a servant and companion of Shaykh Sharif al-Yaqoubi. – He was a businessman, he made and sold Ropes. A few days before he passed away he donated half a Million ...

Bio: Sh. Ismail al-YaqoubiSayyidi Shaykh Ismail al-Yaqoubi al-Hasani al-Idrisi
الشيخ السيد إسماعيل اليعقوبي الحسني
d. 1380 H. / 1960 CE in Damascus
qaddasa Allah sirrahu
Tab links: Burial Place | Love’s Pilgrim (Qasida)
He was the grandfather of Sheikh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi, a great Wali known for his miracles. His khalwa was under in the Sinaniyya mosque in Damascus. He is buried in the cemetery of Bab Saghir in Damascs, near the tomb of Sayyiduna Shaykh Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi – may Allah be pleased with them both.
Sayyiduna Shaykh Muhammad ...

Damascus: Dar al-HadithTab links: English | Photos | Location
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Dar al-Hadith al-Ashrafiyyah
And in Dar al-Hadith there is a subtle meaning
On carpets where I incline and take refuge:
Perhaps I might touch with my very face
A spot touched by al-Nawawi’s foot.”
Quoted by Taqi al-din al-Subki in Tabaqat al-Shafi`iyyah al-Kubra, see
The first Dar al-Hadith was founded in Damascus by the Zengid ruler Nur al-Din (al-Malik al-`Adil Nur al-Din Mahmud ibn Zanki (r. 662-671 H). The Dar al-Sunna school (subsequenty renamed Dar al-Hadith) was built with ...

Education in the Era of Imam al-NawawiTHE STATE OF EDUCATION IN DAMASCUS DURING THE ERA OF AL-NAWAWi’S
From a PdD thesis by Abdoullah al-Zouebi (Glasgow Univ. 1999)
The Educational field enjoyed revival and progress during the lifetime of al-Nawawi, despite the political changes and the major events in the region. Tth/ 13th Century, in which al-Nawawi lived was an era that witnessed an Increase in the number of scholars and publications in the various fields of knowledge. Damascus had a multitude of various schools and the four schools ...

Damascus, Salihiyya: Sh. Muhyiddin Ibn al-´Arabi
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Maqam of Al-Sheikh al-Akbar Muhyiddin Ibn al-`Arabi
Al-Sheikh al-Akbar Muhyiddin Ibn al-`Arabi lived the last years of his life in Damascus and passed away there in 638 H. / 1240 CE. He is buried at the foot of the Qasioun mountain overshadowing Damascus from the north-west. In his honor, the Ottoman sultan Selim II built a Mosque by the side of his tomb in 1516 CE. By his side are buried: two of his sons, and his ...

The `Abidin FamilyThe `Abidin Family
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The ´Abidin family is a family of scholars and nobles, whose lineage goes back to Sayyiduna al-Husayn, the grandson of the Prophet ﷺ. They came to settle in Damascus in the 4th century H. The most famous member of the family is probably Sheikh Muhammad Amin b. Umar `Abidin (d. 1252 H.), the author of the famous Hashia.
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Bio: `Abd Allah b. Ja`far b. Abi Talib `Abd Allah b. Ja`far b. Abi Talib “al-Tayyar”
“عبد الله بن جعفر بن أبي طالب “الطيار
d. ~100 H. in Damascus
radiya Allah anhu
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He is the son of Sayyiduna Ja`far b. Abi Talib, and the newphew of Sayyiduna `Ali ibn Abi Talib, as well as his son-in-law: he married Sayyida Zainab bint Ali b. Abi Talib. When sayyiduna`Ali established his caliphate in Kufa, he and his family went to join him there. Sayyida Zainab bore him four ...

Bio: Abu DardaAbu Darda
أبو الدرداء الأنصاري الخزرجي
d. 32 H. (653 CE) in Damascus (sahabi)
radiya Allah anhu
Tab links: English | عربي | Hadith | Burial Place | Refs
`Uwaymar (or `Amir) ibn Zayd, known by his kunya Abu Al-Darda’, a companion of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) from the ansar.
A great scholar, imam, ascetic and hadith narrator.
He was originally trader in Madinah who converted from Judaism to Islam after hearing the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (s). He became a great scholar and hadith narrator, known ...

Bio: Bilal ibn Ribâh al-HabashîBilal ibn Ribâh al-Habashî al-Qurashî al-Taymî
بلال بن رباح الحبشي القرشي التيمي
d. 20 or 18 or 19 H. in Damascus
radiya Allah anhu
Tab links: English | عربي | Burial Place | Location | Refs
Sahabi, buried in Maqbara Bab Saghir in Damascus
Freed slave of sayyiduna Abu Bakr, mu’adhdhin of the Prophet (s). He came to Sham as a mujahid during the caliphate of Sayyidina `Umar and stayed there until he died.
After the passing of the Prophet (s), he never gave the ...

Bio: Sh. Ismail al-YaqoubiSayyidi Shaykh Ismail al-Yaqoubi al-Hasani al-Idrisi
الشيخ السيد إسماعيل اليعقوبي الحسني
d. 1380 H. / 1960 CE in Damascus
qaddasa Allah sirrahu
Tab links: Burial Place | Love’s Pilgrim (Qasida)
He was the grandfather of Sheikh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi, a great Wali known for his miracles. His khalwa was under in the Sinaniyya mosque in Damascus. He is buried in the cemetery of Bab Saghir in Damascs, near the tomb of Sayyiduna Shaykh Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi – may Allah be pleased with them both.
Sayyiduna Shaykh Muhammad ...

Damascus, Salihiyya: Sh. Muhyiddin Ibn al-´Arabi
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Maqam of Al-Sheikh al-Akbar Muhyiddin Ibn al-`Arabi
Al-Sheikh al-Akbar Muhyiddin Ibn al-`Arabi lived the last years of his life in Damascus and passed away there in 638 H. / 1240 CE. He is buried at the foot of the Qasioun mountain overshadowing Damascus from the north-west. In his honor, the Ottoman sultan Selim II built a Mosque by the side of his tomb in 1516 CE. By his side are buried: two of his sons, and his ...

The `Abidin FamilyThe `Abidin Family
Tab links: English | Lineage | Relation to Yaqubi family | عربي | Burial Places
The ´Abidin family is a family of scholars and nobles, whose lineage goes back to Sayyiduna al-Husayn, the grandson of the Prophet ﷺ. They came to settle in Damascus in the 4th century H. The most famous member of the family is probably Sheikh Muhammad Amin b. Umar `Abidin (d. 1252 H.), the author of the famous Hashia.
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`Umar
(d. 1237)
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Muhammad
Amin
(d. 1252 H.)
sahib al-Hashia
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`Ala
al-Din
(d. ...